SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CASABLANCA MINING (OTCQX: CUAU) announced today that it has made
significant advances in the construction of its Los Pinos hard rock gold
project in Rancagua, Chile.

“We are very proud of
the progress we have made at Los Pinos. We expect to begin production as
early as February 2013.”

The company has completed road improvements, platform terrace, tunnel
entrances and has opened 2 separate tunnels (Level 2 and Level 3) that
enter the mine. The Level 2 tunnel (see video below) has advanced 100
meters into the mountain and there are 80 meters remaining to reach the
front. There are mine railways and mine cars inside Level 2 for the
transportation of mining materials. The Level 3 tunnel (see photos
below) is already 220 meters into the mountain and there are 100 meters
remaining to reach the front. The company will also be mining Level 1
(the surface area around the mine).

Casablanca Mining CEO, Juan Carlos Camus, said, “We are very proud of
the progress we have made at Los Pinos. We expect to begin production as
early as February 2013.”

Level 2 tunnel video of the Los Pinos mine can be seen by clicking here:

The mining property includes 300 hectares called, “Los Pinos 1-30” and
100 hectares called “Teresita 1-20.” The properties are in the Valley of
Cachapoal, on the plateau that lies to the West of the village of
Coltauco, 700 meters above sea level, a distance of 55 km from the city
of Rancagua, approximately 150 km from Santiago.

This mine was mined in the late 1940s until 1949 when, due to a
landslide, it was capped and abandoned. In the 1980s it was
rediscovered, and is now constituted and current on its claim
maintenance requirements.

The mine covers an area of 400 hectares and corresponds to a first vein
which shows significant potential for gold. The expectations for the
mine are derived from the altered area and the knowledge of a second
parallel vein, which shows more potential than the surface gold
anomalies of the first vein, and increases the mine’s potential reserves
substantially.

About Casablanca Mining, Ltd.:

Casablanca Mining (OTCQX: CUAU), through its wholly owned subsidiary
Santa Teresa Minerals, S.A., engages in the acquisition, exploration,
development, and operation of precious metal properties in South
America. Its gold mining operations are based near Santiago, Chile.
Santa Teresa Minerals currently has, directly and indirectly through
various equity interests, mining rights in exploration projects, “Free
Gold,” the “Casuto Project,” consisting of Los Azules 1-3, Tauro 1-6,
Los Chipi 1-22 and the “New Gold Project,” consisting of Los Pinos 1-30
and Teresita 1-20. These projects include more than 80 different mining
and mineral exploration properties. The Company also has a 50/50
revenue-share at the now operational “Las Dichas” alluvial gold mine.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT: This press release contains forward-looking
statements, including expected industry patterns and other financial and
business results and estimates that involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially
from results or estimates expressed or implied by this press release.
Such risk factors include, among others: whether Casablanca Mining can
successfully execute its operating plan, including mining and
exploration projects; results of exploration, project development and
capital costs of mineral properties; volatility of market prices for
gold, copper and copper sulfate; Casablanca Mining’s ability to
integrate acquired companies and technology; Casablanca Mining’s ability
to retain key employees; general market conditions; and other factors
discussed under “Risk Factors” in its annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. Actual results may differ
materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements in
this press release. Casablanca Mining does not undertake any obligation
to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed
assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future
operating results.